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US asylum likely for China dissident: Rights group

US and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal ...

Asylum for Assad in Russia not discussed: Putin

Russia has protected Assad from United Nations sanctions over his bloody crackdown on protests.

Nasheed not to seek asylum amid political crisis

Nasheed has dismissed all speculation of seeking asylum in Sri Lanka, underlining that he will cont...

Australia-bound Pak asylum seekers nabbed

Eight Pak asylum seekers, including a child, were nabbed by Malaysian maritime authorities.

Tymoshenko`s husband seeking asylum in Prague

The husband of Ukraine`s jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has fled to the Czech Republic wh...

Ukraine: Tymoshenko`s hubby seeks asylum in Prague

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in jail in October.

Why not asylum to Pak Hindus, asks court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the government`s response on a petition seeking grant of as...

Navy stops asylum seekers off Australian coast

Australian Navy Wednesday intercepted yet another boat carrying 100 suspected asylum seekers north o...

Oz: Over 200 asylum seekers taken into custody

The boats were carrying 110 and 103 passengers, according to an AAP report.

Australia to free some asylum seekers from centres

The release of the first 27 men from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka to live on temporary visas has been w...

Aussie PM committed to deterring asylum seekers

At least eight people drowned in Indonesian waters on Tuesday while attempting to reach Australia.

UK opts out of EU directive on asylum?

Immigration Minister Damian Green has informed Parliament that the UK will not be opting into the E...

Nicaragua would consider Gaddafi asylum: Official

An adviser to Nicaraguan President didn`t know how Muammar al-Gaddafi could even get to his country.

Australian court extends asylum injunction

Australian highest court`s extension leaves PM`s new border security policy in limbo.

Israeli official denies Mubarak offered asylum

Israel`s relations with Egypt have been chilly since the two nations made peace in 1979.

Mubarak declined Israel`s asylum offer: Lawmaker

Israel had offered deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak political asylum but he turned it down a...

Australia to send first asylum-seekers to Malaysia

It was the first boat intercepted by Australia since it signed deal with Malaysia on July 25.

Australia to probe asylum seeker suicides

Australia said it would probe the high number of suicides and self-harm incidents among asylum seeke...

Malaysia, Australia sign asylum seeker swap deal

Malaysia`s home affairs minister and Australian immigration minister signed the pact.

Australia says Malaysia deal stopping boatpeople

Australia said Sunday it wanted asylum seekers it sent to Malaysia to be treated fairly.

Asylum seeker cuts throat in Australia protest

An asylum seeker cut his throat and dozens more were on hunger strike at an northern Australian dete...

Australia, Malaysia asylum seeker deal `close`

The deal has come under criticism because Malaysia is not a signatory to UN convention on refugees.

No political asylum for Gaddafi: Russia

Russia categorically ruled out political asylum for Muammar Gaddafi in the country.

Number 2 at Myanmar embassy in US seeks asylum

Kyaw Win warned that Myanmar`s govt threats against Aung San Suu Kyi "must be taken seriously".

Saddam’s favourite musician wins asylum appeal

The musician said he would be assassinated by Americans or anti-Hussein forces if he were sent home.

UK officials accompany Sri Lankan asylum seekers

Mostly Sri Lankan Tamils left the country in large numbers with the outbreak of hostilities between ...

Digvijay should be sent to mental asylum: Anna

Digvijay Singh had earlier called Anna as the member RSS.

Australia softens policy on child asylum seekers

Immigration minister said children will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Australia criticised over child asylum seeker plan

Australia plans to send child asylum seekers to Malaysia without parents.

Thailand looking at Australian asylum seeker swap

Gillard reiterates that new boat people will not be processed in Australia.

Australia says 32 asylum seekers will go overseas

Oz has long attracted people from poor, countries hoping to start a new life.

Malaysia agrees to take Australian asylum seekers

The agreement has been described as a "big blow" to people smugglers.

Asylum seekers to Australia dump passports: Report

Asylum seekers face mandatory detention in Australia as they await visas.

Australian police question asylum riot suspects

Australia`s minister warns violence by asylum seekers would not be tolerated.

Pak was world’s 8th largest asylum-seeker in ‘10

More than 10,000 Pakistani nationals applied for asylum in 44 countries last year.

Quest for asylum in rich nations fell in 2010: UNHCR

The US remains the largest single destination for new asylum seekers in 2010.

Asylum seeker riots escalate in Australia

Rioters set fire to buildings at Christmas Island detention centre.

UNHCR meets Pakistani prisoners who sought asylum in India

Representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees visited Tihar Prisons to de...

Pak’s 2 dozen Hindu families seek asylum in India

Hindu families have approached Indian high commission for political asylum.

Fifty feared dead in Australia boat tragedy

Fifty asylum seekers are feared dead after their boat sank in the violent seas off Australia.

Asylum seekers `feared dead` in Oz boat tragedy

Dozens of asylum seekers are feared dead after a boat sank in violent seas off Australia`s Christmas...

Germany demands political asylum for Assange

The Internet is not the backyard of the United States, says a German party.

Czechs to end tests of gay asylum seekers

Phallometry is widely used to determine sexual orientation and deviation.

Asylum seekers sew lips together in Australia

Australia has a policy of mandatory detention for "boat people".

Chinese asylum seeker to remain in Canada custody

The Chinese asylum seeker disguised as an elderly white man.

Boards flight as old white man, comes out as a young Chinese!

A young Chinese fooled customs, security at an airport to board a flight.

WikiLeaks founder mulls asylum in Switzerland

Julian Assange claims he has come under increasing pressure from US govt.

Canada cracks down on human smugglers

More than 80,000 refugee cases are pending in Canada.

Australia to move vulnerable asylum-seekers out of camps

Australia said that vulnerable asylum-seekers including children would be moved out of detention cen...

Thailand holding over 100 Tamil asylum seekers: Police

Thailand is holding 128 Tamil migrants for possible deportation even though some have registered wi...

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